Kale chips

My opinion of kale in any form can be summed up in one word: "Yuk!"
And, I firmly believe others are out there who share that opinion, but are just too polite to respond.

That was my excuse -- until I read this article this morning, and just had to add it to the mix!


Kale

swtgran wrote:
Glad you like them. That is exactly what I do, except, I massage the tiny bit of oil into the kale. I grind a tiny bit of pink Himalayan salt on them.

For the longest time I tried using other recipes on the web and they always seemed to burn on the edges before the main part of the leaf was crisp. This lower temp was the key.

Thanks, It's a new favorite. I also massaged the olive oil in.

I remember an experience related from a book about life in Tuscany where they sprayed deep-fried zucchini blossoms with salt water to get an even, subtle coating of salt. I might try that next time.

Glad you like them. That is exactly what I do, except, I massage the tiny bit of oil into the kale. I grind a tiny bit of pink Himalayan salt on them.

For the longest time I tried using other recipes on the web and they always seemed to burn on the edges before the main part of the leaf was crisp. This lower temp was the key.

I baked the kale chips in the oven last night, and they are great! I made the mistake of only doing one baking sheet. I'll do more nest time.

I used a spray bottle of olive oil, and a salt grinder to provide a light coating of each.

Roy&Lynne wrote:
If you ill, try plant based diet and you will be amazed at the difference you feel in less than a month.

Wife is allergic to legumes and a plant-based diet to the extreme is not healthy for her. A balanced diet of meat, dairy, eggs, vegetables and reduced sugar has solved her inflammatory issues as well as facilitated her recovery from cancer.

Each person must discern what works for them. Still, the fact that legume allergies are increasing exponentially is something all should consider too. Too much of anything in a diet can lead to allergies to that food. Balanced diet is key as well as avoiding processed foods. Just a word to the wise.

I love using greens.
We finely slice kale and use on homemade pizza.
I also have a recipe for kale and spaghetti squash patties with panko on the outside, oven baked in a brush of EVOO, topped with a Sriracha "mayo". Delicious. Even meat and potatoes husband asked for more.

Roy&Lynne wrote:

magnusfide wrote:

Roy&Lynne wrote:
That sounds so good. Being a vegan I don't see a lot of recipes and this is a keeper. I was just rewatching Forks over Knives and the two things that are really healthy and really lacking in American diets are greens and beans. Thanks for posting this. I'm trying it tonight

Be careful that you aren't allergic to legumes/beans. Legume allergies have the fastest rate of proliferation in the past few years. Peanuts, soy, shelled beans as well as others are all in the same botanical family. A sensitivity to one can mean sensitivity to the entire legume family.

Thanks for the warning, but we are all very healthy. My great grandson developed asthma but when his mother took him off milk, he has been fine. I'm more afraid of chemicals and faux foods than food out of Mother Natures garden. I've noticed since I've been on a plant based diet that my arthritis has just about gone. There was a point where my hands were so stiff that I couldn't make a fist, Now, one hand is fine and one hand is about 75%. BTW, I don't believe that dairy is necessary bad, but I do think that all the antibiotics and hormones and******that they fill a cow with, are an issue. If you ill, try plant based diet and you will be amazed at the difference you feel in less than a month.

Interesting.
A more natural diet is usually lower in sugars, which can contribute to inflammatory processes according to some research.

magnusfide wrote:

Roy&Lynne wrote:
That sounds so good. Being a vegan I don't see a lot of recipes and this is a keeper. I was just rewatching Forks over Knives and the two things that are really healthy and really lacking in American diets are greens and beans. Thanks for posting this. I'm trying it tonight

Be careful that you aren't allergic to legumes/beans. Legume allergies have the fastest rate of proliferation in the past few years. Peanuts, soy, shelled beans as well as others are all in the same botanical family. A sensitivity to one can mean sensitivity to the entire legume family.

Thanks for the warning, but we are all very healthy. My great grandson developed asthma but when his mother took him off milk, he has been fine. I'm more afraid of chemicals and faux foods than food out of Mother Natures garden. I've noticed since I've been on a plant based diet that my arthritis has just about gone. There was a point where my hands were so stiff that I couldn't make a fist, Now, one hand is fine and one hand is about 75%. BTW, I don't believe that dairy is necessary bad, but I do think that all the antibiotics and hormones and******that they fill a cow with, are an issue. If you ill, try plant based diet and you will be amazed at the difference you feel in less than a month.

SWMO wrote:


"There's no difference in olive oils except flavor"
It's all about when it's pressed, but it is still olive oil and that is all I was saying. You're still talking flavor because your Lampante is nutritionally the same.

:h

You may have missed the admittedly ironic point there..."Lampante" olive oil, unless industrially further refined, is classified as follows(here quoting from this link

wikipedia wrote:
lampante is Italian for "lamp," referring to the use of such oil for burning in lamps.

Unfit for human consumption, in other words.

This notwithstanding any American commercialization of the term, of course.

Roy&Lynne wrote:
That sounds so good. Being a vegan I don't see a lot of recipes and this is a keeper. I was just rewatching Forks over Knives and the two things that are really healthy and really lacking in American diets are greens and beans. Thanks for posting this. I'm trying it tonight

Be careful that you aren't allergic to legumes/beans. Legume allergies have the fastest rate of proliferation in the past few years. Peanuts, soy, shelled beans as well as others are all in the same botanical family. A sensitivity to one can mean sensitivity to the entire legume family.